{"id":7761,"date":"2021-02-23T15:56:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T07:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/?page_id=7761"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T07:47:00","slug":"signal-processing-and-vlsi-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/signal-processing-and-vlsi-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Signal Processing and VLSI Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tSignal Processing and VLSI Lab\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h3>Introduction:<\/h3>\nThe laboratory provides support to the research activities of integrated circuits &amp; embedded systems. It also supports the department activities relevant to IC design, including teaching modules.\n<p>The research activities include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Analog, mixed-signal, digital and RF integrated circuits with focus on securities, communication and biomedical applications,<\/li>\n<li>design and VLSI implementation of high performance digital integrated circuit and systems,<\/li>\n<li>reconfigurable computing and electronic design automation,<\/li>\n<li>embedded system design,<\/li>\n<li>sensors, MEMS, and integrated systems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThe laboratory houses a network of Linux servers\/workstations, software tools, and various test equipment. The software tools include EDA tools, such as Cadence, Synopsys and Mentor Graphics tools and, etc. The equipment housed in the laboratory is the integrated circuit test equipment and the general-purpose test instruments, such as network analyser, parameter analyser, pulse generators, VCO\/PLL analyser, signal generators and dc power supplies and, etc.\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Staff:<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Academic Staff<\/th>\n<th>Support Staff<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/staff\/massimo-bruno-alioto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ALIOTO, MASSIMO BRUNO (Professor)<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/staff\/heng-chun-huat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HENG CHUN HUAT (Associate Professor)<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/staff\/jang-moonhyung\/\">Jang Moonhyung (Assistant Professor)<\/a><\/td>\n<td>TEO Seow Miang (Laboratory Officer)\nZHENG Huan Qun (Professional Officer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>CAD Support:<\/h3>\n<p>Note: You may need to enter your NUS User-ID and Password to access some of the links below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Information for Users<\/th>\n<th>EDA Tools<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/EZQFb9-jw3ZGi3VqVaUXD1EBqPMMdcI1z-QUaM66Ym5LuA?e=Sip97W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information for Account Users<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/EUcj3WZV_SlJq7TAZpWVLgMBz1aSE4-TDQSQtOTRY0aR1A?e=bT5DKV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Remote Access with Tunneling VNC Over SSH<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/ERWQRqfh9OtBoD1F-VZmzqEBrW6lvsG3OCpIAUIhOdbFbw?e=RQpAAY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Remote Access with Xming and Putty<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/vlsi-cadence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadence University Program<\/a>\n<p>Cadence Tools<\/p>\n<p>Siemens Tools<\/p>\nSynopsys Tools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n&nbsp;<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>IC Design Manuals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/Ecryczheqn9Gs9fa83uF-5sBX7tgDSGnXlDvMsNI6FA2kg?e=sSor9t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simulation Manual with Cadence tools (ac, dc, transient and xf simulations)<\/a><sup>new<\/sup>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/EcrINZ8F2IdGh-wN2yefQKkB0ajo5mRDqXPDeYlGWRvJuQ?e=hnONuD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Analog IC Desing Manual with Cadence IC 6 and Cadence Verification Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/huanqun.zheng\/Shared%20Documents\/LTspiceManual.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=WEn4Hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LT Spice Manual for Digital Circuit Simulation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/Ee-Q9KNdIq9NmHN9WtuBDxgBRlKJX1SUWHc6ow9nULHu4A?e=c9KXMb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Analog IC Desing Manual with Cadence IC 6 and Mentor Graphics Calibre<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/EaNLcwMnORpGm8SDBnYIZYgBw4vL_XUW75Bb3Jue7rxRww?e=Onkyc0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASIC Design Manual with CADENCE and SYNOPSYS Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/EYfOg6kr1_xHiaAyMoMjVbcBYbt3pjKvvIsiy1rM9HUYkw?e=KaxJKM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IC Design Manual &#8211; Schematic &amp; Simulation with MENTOR GRAPHICS Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/Ebvx4-2df_9DhlgPUa4l3JoBVDIWldl7nPQqZUezZydXxQ?e=9t6VLy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LT Spice Tutorial for Analog Circuit Simulation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/EQTc8SMdH7pPo0SVPIO4AOUBYsC2rT-TrS7gT5fkg3lRYw?e=aeCy98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mixed Signal Design Manual with CADENCE Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/huanqun.zheng\/EfTaK6B_dZVJmCgR_w6TE4oBW4bUaKJKg6hm4KHD4gm5nA?e=sbR9Y1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Usage Guide of DRC with Calibre<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Useful Links:<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Foundries<\/th>\n<th>EDA Tool Online Forums<\/th>\n<th>Career Information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/asic.ams.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASIC &#8211; austriamicrosystems Support Information Center<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalfoundries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.memscap.com\/memsrus\/crmumps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEMSCAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOSIS IC Service Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.st.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STMicroelectronics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsmc.com\/english\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TSMC Semiconductor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.com\/English\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xfab.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X-FAB Mixed-Signal Foundry Experts<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/community.cadence.com\/cadence_technology_forums\/f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadence Technology Forums<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.synopsys.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Synopsys Blogs and Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/supportnet.mentor.com\/community.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Siemens Support Center<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edb.gov.sg\/content\/edb\/en\/careers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website &#8211; set up by EDB<\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/community.jobscentral.com.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Career Central<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Contact Us:<\/h3>\n<figure>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Telephone<\/th>\n<th>Address<\/th>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>(65)66013404 \/ (65)65168890<\/td>\n<td>Signal Processing and VLSI Lab<br \/>\nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br \/>\nNational University of Singapore<br \/>\n4 Engineering Dr 3, Singapore 117583<\/td>\n<td>Staff &amp; Research Scholars Room: E4 #08-27, 28, 29<br \/>\nVLSI Measurement Room 1: E4 #08-26<br \/>\nVLSI Measurement Room 2: E4 #08-25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Signal Processing and VLSI Lab Introduction: The laboratory provides support to the research activities of integrated circuits &amp; embedded systems. It also supports the department activities relevant to IC design, including teaching modules. The research activities include: Analog, mixed-signal, digital and RF integrated circuits with focus on securities, communication and biomedical applications, design and VLSI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7761","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7761"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21113,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7761\/revisions\/21113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}